CBP Moves Forward With HAP Traceability Program
CBP is committing to using HAP International's TRACE ID program, following a "successful" technical assessment of the "shipment-level traceability data" it provides, the company announced Oct. 7. CBP is "taking steps towards" a formal Memorandum of Agreement with the company to use the program that provides "detailed product-level traceability information" before shipments arrive in the U.S., the company said.
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HAP International CEO Andre Raghu called the program "an important step forward for both regulators and the trade community," and said it would enable CBP to "make more informed decisions, while giving importers a powerful tool to demonstrate low-risk supply chains and protect their operations." The initiative builds on CBP's Global Business Identifier program, the release said. CBP didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.